Overview
- Chileans cast first‑round ballots with a December 14 runoff expected because no contender approaches a majority.
- Unified progressive candidate Jeannette Jara leads pre‑election polls at about 28.5%, short of an outright win.
- Ultraright figures José Antonio Kast and Johannes Kaiser vie for second place, with some surveys showing them roughly tied near 20%.
- Traditional-right candidate Evelyn Matthei trails near 14% in polling as she presents herself as the more moderate option.
- Parliamentary elections held the same day could boost right‑wing representation, and analysts say a united right in a runoff would be well positioned to challenge Jara.